7 Amendments of Norbert NEUSER related to 2012/2103(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reminds the Commission that the EU's energy policy must be in line with other priority policies of the Union, including its climate, environmental, security, foreign and neighbourhood, trade, and development policies, to ensure the effectiveness of its energy policy as well as the coherence and credibility of its foreign policy;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the EU's energy policy should notfocus on the no regrets options of high renewable energy adoption and high energy efficiency, in order not to compromise the Union's competitiveness by excessive reliance on external suppliers of fossil fuels, whose prices are likely to heavily increase in future, nor should it allow for the risk of carbon leakage; calls, to that end, on the Commission to prepare initiatives to protect the EU's competitiveness in the event that global agreements on climate protection are not achieved;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Urges great caution when considering oil and gas drilling in the Arctic; given the very fragile and indispensible areas, especially in the High Arctic, no drilling should occur unless thorough and scientific risk analysis has shown that risks of all types of environmental hazards can be prevented;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the context of a strategic approach to external energy supply, calls, when dealing with developing countries in energy matters, for respect for the overriding EU development objectives and for democracy and human rights;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Emphasises the importance of transparency, democratic oversight and civil society involvement in relations with third countries in the field of energy;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Draws attention to the complex relationship between energy, food supply and security developments, particularly with regard to unsustainable first generation biofuels which may have a negative social and environmental impact on developing countries; recommends, therefore, a step-up in investment and development of sustainable advanced biofuels from agricultural waste products and algae;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU-Russia Energy Roadmap to be based on principles of mutual respect and reciprocity, grounded in World Trade Organisation, Energy Charter Treaty and Third Energy Package rules; calls on the Commission to implement and execute in an effective manner EU competition rules vis-à-vis all energy sector undertakings operating on the territory of the Union; welcomes, in this respect, the recent investigation into antiinsists that every energy sector undertaking is expected to fully comopetitive behaviour by Gazprom, rate with the investigative authorities, and condemns the politically motivated decree of the Russian Federation barring its energy companies from cooperating with EU institution;